I bucked The Suck! I bucked The Suck!

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Thank you, GETSTRONGRRR of 50+ Males for naming the demon that was making it easy for me to postpone exercise! The Suck. The devious, insidious, deleterious *bleeping* Suck.

But I bucked The Suck today.

I knew I had to get in some miles or I'd *never* be ready for my 10K event in a week. So I dutifully changed, warmed up and began dreadmilling.

I hurt. The Suck said, "Better not exercise today. It kind of hurts, maybe you still need some healing time from the last workout." I just kept on slogging, "try for 5 more minutes" I cajoled.

I started to get out of breath. The Suck said "Better quit now--what if you're overdoing it?" I just kept on slogging, "try for another 5 minutes" I cajoled again.

My chest started to feel tight. The Suck said, "This could be dangerous. You really should quit." I just kept slogging, "try for just another 5 minutes . . .," I cajoled, "you can quit if you want to after 5 more minutes."

You are something! Even though I needed to get to work, I had to stop and read your blog to see what in the world you were talking about. You got me laughing again which I love. Thanks for helping to make this fitness journey fun for all of us! and congratulations on the break through!